I've got a couple tips to smooth out combat especially for the inexperienced:
First, finish the two minor quests wedding ring and the race to get some orbs. Go to the whitemoon castle, kill one squad of skeletons and then rest at the inn (20 gold). This gets you the succubus.
Warning: skeletons are much stronger than in 5.8, facing two of them successively with only PC and meredith will NOT go well.
With the succubus, get the Rulwe ASAP.
Get some mage orbs to strengthen succubus and meredith.
Pieces of equipment helpful in early game:
Cassandra's staff in the chest in her shop. Get one level of lockpick skill and savescum to get it.
Tidal mask from the cave near slinsk.
Eraser from entering Elizabeth's house in slinsk like 25 times or so. Powerful boss but should be doable with ruksana. Use ruksana's bleeding.
Frostwarden (or something like that) in the warlock tower, dangerous boss. It's much stronger in 6.0 than 5.8 because you can equip it on meredith/succubus and have them use their basic attack (which is now a decent magic attack rather than a pathetic physical attack) twice.
First, finish the two minor quests wedding ring and the race to get some orbs. Go to the whitemoon castle, kill one squad of skeletons and then rest at the inn (20 gold). This gets you the succubus.
Warning: skeletons are much stronger than in 5.8, facing two of them successively with only PC and meredith will NOT go well.
With the succubus, get the Rulwe ASAP.
Get some mage orbs to strengthen succubus and meredith.
Pieces of equipment helpful in early game:
Cassandra's staff in the chest in her shop. Get one level of lockpick skill and savescum to get it.
Tidal mask from the cave near slinsk.
Eraser from entering Elizabeth's house in slinsk like 25 times or so. Powerful boss but should be doable with ruksana. Use ruksana's bleeding.
Frostwarden (or something like that) in the warlock tower, dangerous boss. It's much stronger in 6.0 than 5.8 because you can equip it on meredith/succubus and have them use their basic attack (which is now a decent magic attack rather than a pathetic physical attack) twice.